Wide-Input Sensorless CC/CV Step-Down DC/DC Converter FEATURES APPLICATIONS 40V Input Voltage Surge Car Charger/ Adaptor 38V Steady State Operation Battery Charger Up to 3.1A output current Rechargeable Portable Devices Output Voltage up to 12V USB Power Supplies Patent Pending Active CC Sensorless Constant Current Control Integrated Current Control Improves Efficiency, Lowers Cost, and Reduces Component Count Resistor Programmable Current Limit from 1.5A to 3.1A Patented Cable Compensation from 0Ω to 0.3Ω ±7.5% CC Accuracy Compensation of Input /Output Voltage Change Temperature Compensation Independent of inductance and Inductor DCR 2% Feedback Voltage Accuracy Up to 94% Efficiency 125kHz Switching Frequency Eases EMI Design Advanced Feature Set Integrated Soft Start Thermal Shutdown Secondary Cycle-by-Cycle Current Limit Protection Against Shorted ISET Pin SOP-8EP Package General-Purpose CC/CV Supply GENERAL DESCRIPTION ZS4523 is a wide input voltage, high efficiency CC step-down DC/DC converter that operates in either CV (Constant Output Voltage) mode or CC (Constant Output Current) mode. ZS4523 provides up to 3A output current at 125kHz switching frequency. Active CC is a patent-pending control scheme to achieve highest accuracy sensorless constant current control. Active CC eliminates the expensive, high accuracy current sense resistor, making it ideal for battery charging applications and adaptors with accurate current limit. The ZS4523 achieves higher efficiency than traditional constant current switching regulators by eliminating its associated power loss Protection features include cycle-by-cycle current limit, thermal shutdown, and frequency foldback at short circuit. The devices are available in a ESOP-8L package and require very few external devices for operation Revision ZS4523 SHENZHEN ZASEM MICROELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. Page1
ORDERING INFORMATION PART NUMBER OPERATION TEMPERATURE RANGE PACKAGE PACKING ZS4523-40 to 85 C ESOP-8L TAPE & REEL PIN CONFIGURATION ESOP-8L PIN DESCRIPTIONS PIN NAME DESCRIPTION High Side Bias Pin. This provides power to the internal high-side MOSFET gate 1 HSB driver.connect a 22nF capacitor from HSB pin to SW pin. 2 IN Power Supply Input. Bypass this pin with a 10μF ceramic capacitor to GND, placed as close to the IC as possible. 3 SW Power Switching Output to External Inductor. 4 GND Ground. Connect this pin to a large PCB copper area for best heat dissipation. Return FB, COMP, and ISET to this GND, and connect this GND to power GND at a single 5 FB Feedback Input. The voltage at this pin is regulated to 0.808V. Connect to the resistor divider between output and GND to set the output voltage. 6 COMP Error Amplifier Output. This pin is used to compensate the converter. 7 EN 8 ISET Exposed Pad Enable Input. EN is pulled up to 5V with a 4μA current, and contains a precise 1.6V logic threshold. Drive this pin to a logic-high or leave unconnected to enable the IC. Drive to a logic-low to disable the IC and enter shutdown mode. Output Current Setting Pin. Connect a resistor from ISET to GND to program the output current. Heat Dissipation Pad. Connect this exposed pad to large ground copper area with copper and vias. Revision ZS4523 SHENZHEN ZASEM MICROELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. Page2
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS PARAMETER VALUE UNIT IN to GND -0.3 to 40 V SW to GND -1 to VIN + 1 V HSB to GND VSW - 0.3 to VSW + 7 V FB, EN, ISET, COMP to GND -0.3 to + 6 V Junction to Ambient Thermal Resistance 46 /W Operating Junction Temperature -40 to 150 Storage Junction Temperature -55 to 150 ESD susceptibility HBM(Human Body Model) 3000 V Do not exceed these limits to prevent damage to the device. Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for long periods may affect device reliability. Recommended Operating Conditions PARAMETER VALUE UNIT Supply Input Voltage 10 to 38 V Ambient Temperature Range -20 to 85 Junction Temperature Range -40 to 125 Revision ZS4523 SHENZHEN ZASEM MICROELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. Page3
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (VIN = 20V, TA = 25 C, unless otherwise specified.) PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT Input Voltage 10 38 V Input Voltage Surge 40 V VIN UVLO Turn-On Voltage Input Voltage Rising 9.0 9.4 9.7 V VIN UVLO Hysteresis Input Voltage Falling 1.1 V Standby Supply Current VEN = 3V, VFB = 1V 0.9 ma VEN = 3V, VOUT = 5V, No 3 ma Shutdown Supply Current VEN = 0V 75 μa Feedback Voltage 808 mv Internal Soft-Start Time 400 μs Error Amplifier Transconductance VFB = VCOMP = 0.8V,Δ ICOMP = ± 10μA 650 μa/v Error Amplifier DC Gain 4000 V/V Switching Frequency VFB = 0.808V 125 khz Foldback Switching Frequency VFB = 0V 20 khz Maximum Duty Cycle 88 % Minimum On-Time 200 ns COMP to Current Limit TransconductancVCOMP = 1.2V 5.25 A/V Secondary Cycle-by-Cycle Current Limit Duty Cycle = 0% 4.5 A Slope Compensation Duty = DMAX 1.2 A ISET Voltage 1 V ISET to IOUT DC Room Temp Current GIOUT / ISET, RISET = 19.6 25000 A/A CC Controller DC Accuracy RISET = 19.6kΩ, VOUT = 3.5V, Open-Loop DC 1190 Ma EN Threshold Voltage Test EN Pin Rising 1.6 V EN Hysteresis EN Pin Falling 125 mv EN Internal Pull-up Current 4 μa High-Side Switch ON-Resistance 0.16 Ω SW Off Leakage Current VEN = VSW = 0V 1 μa Thermal Shutdown Temperature Temperature Rising 150 Thermal Shutdown Temperature HystereTemperature Falling 20 Revision ZS4523 SHENZHEN ZASEM MICROELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. Page4
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION CV/CC Loop Regulation As seen in Functional Block Diagram, the ZS4523 is a peak current mode pulse width modulation (PWM) converter with CC and CV control. The converter operates as follows: A switching cycle starts when the rising edge of the Oscillator clock output causes the High-Side Power Switch to turn on and the Low-Side Power Switch to turn off. With the SW side of the inductor now connected to IN, the inductor current ramps up to store energy in the magnetic field. The inductor current level is measured by the Current Sense Amplifier and added to the Oscillator ramp signal. If the resulting summation is higher than the COMP voltage, the output of the PWM Comparator goes high. When this happens or when Oscillator clock output goes low, the High- Side Power Switch turns off. At this point, the SW side of the inductor swings to a diode voltage below ground, causing the inductor current to decrease and transferred to output. This state continues until themagnetic energy to be cycle starts again. The High-Side Power Switch is driven by logic using HSB as the positive rail. This pin is charged to VSW + 5V when the Low-Side Power Switch turns on. The COMP voltage is the integration of the error between FB input and the internal 0.808V reference. If FB is lower than the reference voltage, COMP tends to go higher to increase current to the output. Output current will increase until it reaches the CC limit set by the ISET resistor. At this point, the device will transition from regulating output voltage to regulating output current, and the output voltage will drop with increasing load. The Oscillator normally switche at 125kHz.However, if FB voltage is less than 0.6V, then the switching frequency decreases until it reaches a typical value of 20kHz at VFB = 0.15V. Enable Pin The ZS4523 has an enable input EN for turning the IC on or off. The EN pin contains a precision 1.6V comparator with 125mV hysteresis and a 4μA pullup current source. The comparator can be used with a resistor divider from VIN to program a startup voltage higher than the normal UVLO value. It can be used with a resistor divider from VOUT to disable charging of a deeply discharged battery, or it can be used with a resistor divider containing a thermistor to provide a temperature-dependent shutoff protection for over temperature battery. The thermistor should be thermally coupled to the battery pack for this usage. If left floating, the EN pin will be pulled up to roughly 5V by the internal 4 μ A current source. It can be driven from standard logic signals greater than 1.6V, or driven with open-drain logic to provide digital on/off control. Thermal Shutdown The ZS4523 disables switching when its junction temperature exceeds 150 C and resumes when the temperature has dropped by 20 C. Revision ZS4523 SHENZHEN ZASEM MICROELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. Page5
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION Output Voltage Setting Figure 1: Output Voltage Setting CC Current Line Compensation When operating at constant current mode, the current limit increase slightly with input voltage. For wide input voltage applications, a resistor RC is added to compensate line change and keep output high CC accuracy, as shown in Figure 3. Figure 3: Iutput Line Compensation Figure 1 shows the connections for setting the output voltage. Select the proper ratio of the two feedback resistors RFB1 and RFB2 based on the output voltage. Typically, use RFB2 10k Ω and determine RFB1 from the following equation: CC Current Setting ZS4523 constant current value is set by a resistor connected between the ISET pin and GND. The CC connected between the ISET pin and GND. The CC output current is linearly proportional to the current flowing out of the ISET pin. The voltage at ISET is roughly 1V and the current gain from ISET to output is roughly 25000 (25mA/1μA). To determine the proper resistor for a desired current, please refer to Figure 2 below. Figure 2: Curve for Programming Output CC Current Inductor Selection The inductor maintains a continuous current to the output load. This inductor current has a ripple that is dependent on the inductance value: Higher inductance reduces the peak-to-peak ripple current. The trade off for high inductance value is the increase in inductor core size and series resistance, and the reduction in current handling capability. In general, select an inductance value L based on ripple current requirement: where VIN is the input voltage, VOUT is the output voltage, fsw is the switching frequency, ILOADMAX is the maximum load current, and KRIPPLE is the ripple factor. Typically, choose KRIPPLE = 30% to correspond to the peak-to-peak ripple current being 30% of the maximum load current. With a selected inductor value the peak-to-peak inductor current is estimated as: The peak inductor current is estimated as: Revision ZS4523 SHENZHEN ZASEM MICROELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. Page6
ZS6288 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION The selected inductor should not saturate at ILPK.The maximum output current is calculated as: LLIM is the internal current limit, which is typically 3.2A, as shown in Electrical Characteristics Table. External High Voltage Bias Diode It is recommended that an external High Voltage Bias diode be added when the system has a 5V fixed input or the power supply generates a 5V output. This helps improve the efficiency of the regulator. The High Voltage Bias diode can be a low cost one such as IN4148 or BAT54. Figure 4: External High Voltage Bias Diode Output Capacitor The output capacitor also needs to have low ESR to keep low output voltage ripple. The output ripple voltage is: KRIPPLE is the ripple factor, RESR is the ESR of the output capacitor, fsw is the switching frequency, L is the inductor value, and COUT is the output capacitance. In the case of ceramic output capacitors, RESR is very small and does not contribute to the ripple. Therefore, a lower capacitance value can be used for ceramic type. In the case of tantalum or electrolytic capacitors, the ripple is dominated by RESR multiplied by the ripple current. In that case, the output capacitor is chosen to have sufficiently low ESR. For ceramic output capacitor, typically choose a capacitance of about 22 μ F. For tantalum or electrolytic capacitors, choose a capacitor with less than 50mΩ ESR. Rectifier Diode This diode is also recommended for high duty cycle operation and high output voltage Use a Schottky diode as the rectifier to conduct current when the High-Side Power Switch is off.the Schottky diode must have current rating higher than the maximum output current and a reverse voltage rating higher than the maximum input voltage. Input Capacitor The input capacitor needs to be carefully selected to maintain sufficiently low ripple at the supply input of the converter. A low ESR capacitor is highly recommended. Since large current flows in and out of this capacitor during switching, its ESR also affects efficiency. The input capacitance needs to be higher than 10 μf. The best choice is the ceramic type,however, low ESR tantalum or electrolytic types may also be used provided that the RMS ripple current rating is higher than 50% of the output current. The input capacitor should be placed close to the IN and G pins of the IC, with the shortest traces possible. In the case of tantalum or electrolytic types, they can be further away if a small parallel 0.1μF ceramic capacitor is placed right next to the IC. Revision ZS4523 SHENZHEN ZASEM MICROELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. Page7
STABILITY COMPENSATION Figure 5: Stability Compensation If RCOMP is limited to 15kΩ, then the actual cross over frequency is 6.58 / (VOUTCOUT). Therefore: 1: CCOMP2 is needed only for high ESR output capacitor The feedback loop of the IC is stabilized by the components at the COMP pin, as shown in Figure 5. The DC loop gain of the system is determined by the following equation: STEP 3. If the output capacitor s ESR is high enough to cause a zero at lower than 4 times the cross over frequency, an additional compensation capacitor CCOMP2 is required. The condition for using CCOMP2 is: And the proper value for CCOMP2 is: The dominant pole P1 is due to CCOMP: Though CCOMP2 is unnecessary when the output capacitor has sufficiently low ESR, a small value CCOMP2 such as 100pF may improve stability against PCB layout parasitic effects. The second pole P2 is the output pole: Table 1 shows some calculated results based on the compensation method above. The first zero Z1 is due to RCOMP and CCOMP: Table 1: Typical Compensation for Different Output Voltages and Output Capacitors And finally, the third pole is due to RCOMP and CCOMP2 (if CCOMP2 is used): The following steps should be used to compensate the IC: STEP 1. Set the cross over frequency at 1/10 of the switching frequency via RCOMP: STEP 2. Set the zero fz1 at 1/4 of the cross over frequency. If RCOMP is less than 15kΩ, the equation for CCOMP is: CCOMP2 is needed for high ESR output capacitor. CCOMP2 47pF is recommended. CC Loop Stability The constant-current control loop is internally compensated over the 1500mA-3000mA output range. No additional external compensation is required to stabilize the CC current. Output Cable Resistance Compensation To compensate for resistive voltage drop across the charger's output cable, the ZS4523 integrates a simple, user-programmable cable voltage drop compensation using the impedance at the FB pin.use the curve in Figure 6 to choose the proper feedback resistance values for cable compensation. Revision ZS4523 SHENZHEN ZASEM MICROELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. Page8
STABILITY COMPENSATION CONT D In the case of high RFB1 used, the frequency compensation needs to be adjusted correspondingly. As show in Figure 7, adding a capacitor in paralled with RFB1 or increasing the compensation capacitance at COMP pin helps the system stability. Figure 6: Cable Compensation at Various Resistor Divider Values 4) Use copper plane for power GND for best heat dissipation and noise immunity. 5) Place feedback resistor close to FB pin. 6) Use short trace connecting HSB-CHSB-SW loop Figure 8 shows an example of PCB layout. Figure 7: Frequency Compensation for High RFB1 Figure 8: PCB Layout PC Board Layout Guidance When laying out the printed circuit board, the following checklist should be used to ensure proper operation of the IC. 1) Arrange the power components to reduce the AC loop size consisting of CIN, IN pin, SW pin and the schottky diode. 2) Place input decoupling ceramic capacitor CIN as close to IN pin as possible. CIN is connected power GND with vias or short and wide path. 3) Return FB, COMP and ISET to signal GND pin,and connect the signal GND to power GND at a single point for best noise immunity. Connect exposed pad to power ground copper area with copper and vias. Figure 9 gives one typical car charger application schematic and associated BOM list. Revision ZS4523 SHENZHEN ZASEM MICROELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. Page9
Figure 9: Typical Application Circuit for 5V/2.4A Car Charger Vout 5V/2.4A Table 2: BOM List for 5V/2.4A Car Charger ITEM REFERENCE DESCRIPTION MANUFACTURER QTY 1 U1 IC, ZS4523, ESOP-8L ZAZEM 1 2 C1 Capacitor, Electrolytic, 47μF/50V, 6.3х7mm Murata, TDK 1 3 C2 Capacitor, Ceramic, 10μF/50V, 1206, SMD Murata, TDK 1 4 C3 Capacitor, Ceramic, 2.2nF/6.3V, 0603, SMD Murata, TDK 1 5 C4 Capacitor, Ceramic, 22nF/50V, 1206, SMD Murata, TDK 1 6 C5 Capacitor, Electrolytic, 220μF/10V, 6.3х7mm Murata, TDK 1 7 C6 Capacitor, Ceramic, 1μF/10V, 0603, SMD Murata, TDK 1 8 L1 Inductor,33μH, 3A, 20%, SMD Tyco Electronics 1 9 D1 Diode, Schottky, 40V/3A, SK34 Diodes 1 10 D2 Diode, 75V/150mA, LL4148 Good-ARK 1 11 R1 Chip Resistor, 11.5kΩ, 0603, 1% Murata, TDK 1 12 R2 Chip Resistor, 52kΩ, 0603, 1% Murata, TDK 1 13 R3 Chip Resistor, 8.2kΩ, 0603, 5% Murata, TDK 1 14 R4 Chip Resistor, 10kΩ, 0603, 1% Murata, TDK 1 Revision ZS4523 SHENZHEN ZASEM MICROELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. Page10
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS (L = 33μH, CIN = 10μF, COUT = 47μF, Ta = 25 C, RCOMP = 8.2k, CCOMP1 = 2.2nF, CCOMP2 = NC) Revision ZS4523 SHENZHEN ZASEM MICROELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. Page11
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS CONT D Revision ZS4523 SHENZHEN ZASEM MICROELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. Page12
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS CONT D Revision ZS4523 SHENZHEN ZASEM MICROELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. Page13
PACKAGE OUTLINE ESOP-8L PACKAGE OUTLINE AND DIMENSIONS Note: 1. Dimension D does not include mold flash, protrusions or gate burrs. Mold flash, protrusions or gate burrs shall not exceed 0.15mm per end. 2. Dimension E does not include interlead flash or protrusion. Interlead flash or protrusion shall not exceed 0.25mm per side. Revision ZS4523 SHENZHEN ZASEM MICROELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. Page14